Late Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1980

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Start: Mar 9, 1980
End: Mar 23, 1980
Days: 15
Capacity: 7,500

Roster: 36
Bouts: 255
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu

Yokozuna 1 West 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Asashio Taro Maegashira 2 West 10–5

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Kotokaze Koki Maegashira 1 East 10–5

Gino-sho

Technique

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu Maegashira 3 East 8–7

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1980, in ranking order from Yokozuna 1 down to the bottom of Maegashira. Each rank has an East and a West slot; East is slightly senior. marks the yusho; ◆ a sansho recipient.

W–L	East	Rank	West	W–L
1–4–10	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	Y1	★ Kitanoumi Toshimitsu	13–2
12–3	Wakanohana Kanji	Y2	Wajima Hiroshi	11–4
3–5–7	Masuiyama Daishiro	O1	Takanohana Toshiaki	10–5
6–9	Tochiakagi Takanori	S1	Arase Nagahide	8–7
6–9	Ozutsu Takeshi	K1	Dewanohana Yoshitaka	4–11
10–5	◆ Kotokaze Koki Kanto	M1	Kaiki Nobuhide	5–10
5–10	Kurosegawa Kuniyuki	M2	◆ Asashio Taro Shukun	10–5
8–7	◆ Chiyonofuji Mitsugu Gino	M3	Fujizakura Yoshimori	3–12
5–10	Aobayama Hirotoshi	M4	Kaneshiro Kofuku	5–10
4–11	Misugiiso Takuya	M5	Shishiho Yoshimasa	5–10
9–6	Washuyama Yoshikazu	M6	Takamiyama Daigoro	8–7
9–6	Tamanofuji Shigeru	M7	Takanosato Toshihide	7–8
8–7	Zaonishiki Toshimasa	M8	Yutakayama Hiromitsu	6–9
8–7	Hoo Tomomichi	M9	Amanoyama Shizuo	8–7
11–4	Kirinji Kazuharu	M10	Kurohimeyama Hideo	9–6
8–7	Iwashita Eiichi	M11	Toryu Kenji	8–7
9–6	Aobajo Yukio	M12	Kotowaka Chikao	5–10
3–4–8	Futatsuryu Junichi	M13	Kurama Tatsuya	8–7

Top kimarite 255 decisive bouts

The deciding techniques most often called by the gyoji this tournament. Share is over decisive Makuuchi bouts only; absences and unresolved bouts are excluded.

yorikiri Frontal force out 80 31.4%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 25 9.8%

hatakikomi Slap down 20 7.8%

oshidashi Push out 20 7.8%

uwatenage Overarm throw 18 7.1%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 12 4.7%

oshitaoshi Frontal push down 9 3.5%

shitatenage Underarm throw 9 3.5%

255 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 7,500